Top 5 (er, 3) posts in December 2025

There were 36 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  The 2025 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase (ICMS) swept the top 10 board!  Consolidating the ICMS posts into one entry, the top 3 posts in the previous 30 days were:

3. Toronto: A very merry magic show [Dec 20 - 22] - It looked like a merry time was had by all!

2. Ontario: Dogs do Magic -- A Canine Christmas [Dec 6 - 30] - Congratulations Chris, Ahmed, et al on a fantastic entry for the 48 hour film contest!

 

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. 2025 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase - review this year's submissions:

• Alain Choquette
• Chris Gowen
• Connie Boyd
• Dean Gunnarson 
• Ed Fernandez 
• Ian Stewart 
• Matt DiSero 
• Ryan Joyce 
• Stéphane Bourgoin
  
  

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in November 2025

There were 21 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. BC, AB, NS, PEI, NB, ON, NL: Savio Joseph's Wonder Struck [Nov 6 - Dec 6] - There's still time to catch Savio on tour!


4. Hamilton: Chris Campbell's Strange or Danger Thrillshow at Ring 49 [Nov 11] - We heard great things about this meeting!

3.  Toronto: Champions of Magic -- Holiday Spectacular [Dec 27 - 28]  - We've seen posters around town suggesting that the run may be expanded from Dec 26 to Jan 4.  (We see tickets on sale for a Dec 30 show already!)   Tickets at TicketMaster.ca


2.  Dimithri Silva: recipient of the 2025 Len Cooper Memorial Award & anniversary party pics - Congratulations Dimithri!  And congratulations to Jeff Pinsky and the Browser's Den of Magic on a fantastic 50th anniversary party!

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Random thoughts about “Explorer 1: Transform Your Magic" - We had a great experience taking this course!  For more information visit MichaelClose.com
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in October 2025

There were 23 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5.  Windsor: Magic at the Museum [Oct 25] - Great line-up!


4. Hamilton: Members' night [Oct 14] - Photos on Facebook.

3.  Toronto: Steve Valentine lecture [Oct 15] - A fantastic lecture!  See our photos on Facebook and Instagram [part 1 | part 2].


2.  Windsor: Walkerville Magic Emporium Grand Opening [Oct 3] - Who has been there and wants to report about it?

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Mark Clearview and Glenn West to appear on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S11E15 [Oct 24] - Congratulations to Mark and to Glenn on their fantastic performances!  We have the video embedded here Glenn West and Mark Clearview on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S11E15 [video].
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in September 2025

There were 23 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5.  Toronto: Browser's Den of Magic 50th anniversary party!  [Nov 16] - Celebrating 50 years in magic!  Not to be missed!


4. Toronto: No Secrets with Scott Hammell [Oct 14 - 19] - A rare chance to see Scott!

3.  New York: Mark Clearview's One New Hour [Sep 22] - Who has seen the new show?


2.  Ottawa: Magi-Comedy with Chris Pilsworth, Mark Montreuil, and Tavis Maplesden   [Sep 25] - A great show by all accounts!

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Eric Bedard interviewed by Matthew St. Amand - Eric has the completed magazine article in a Facebook post!
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in August 2025

There were 22 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5.  Billy Hsueh and VANISH Magazine, winners at FISM 2025! - Congratulations Billy and Paul!


4. London: Magic at the London Fringe [Jul 12 - 16] - Congratulations to all the fringe participants!

3.  Vancouver: A night of magic with Jonah Babins & Kelvin Ng [Aug 10] - Two great performers on the same bill!


2.  New Westminster: Magic Way lecture by G [Aug 16] - What a great opportunity!

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Edmonton: Magic at the Edmonton Fringe [Aug 14 – 24]  - Congratulations to all the fringe participants!
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in July 2025

There were 26 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5.  David Merry's first feature film, Switched at Death, now available to stream in Canada! - Congratulations David!


4. Winnipeg: Magic at the Winnipeg Fringe [Jul 16 - 27] - Lots of magic this year!

3.  Edmonton: Miranda Allen hosting group shows at Edmonton International Street Performers Festival [Jul 5, 6, 11, & 12] - It looked like an excellent festival this year!


2.  Toronto: Noah Nogueira lighting things up on the water [Jul 11] - Fantastic idea!

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Billy Hsueh and VANISH Magazine, winners at FISM 2025! - Congratulations Billy and Paul!
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in June 2025

There were 24 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

6.  IBM's Virtual Lecture Series: Ryan Pilling lecture [Jun 17] - Great idea for a lecture series!


5. Chilliwack: Wes Barker and Simon King [Jun 14] - Were you there?  How'd it go?  Who won?

4.  Blackpool 2026: Richard Sanders Headline lecture! [Feb 19] - See Richard on the first Blackpool Thursday ever!


3.  Toronto: The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club's year end event [Jun 19] - Photos from the event are on Facebook.

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

2. & 1.  A peek behind the curtain with David Kwong & Random thoughts about David Kwong's "The Enigmatist" - The Enigmatist is magic, inside a puzzle, wrapped in pure entertainment!
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in May 2025

There were 35 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Victoria: Mirth and Magic [May 24] - Were you there?  How'd it go?  Who won?

4. ICYMI: Steve Valentine interviews Bill Abbott - Fantastic interview between two working pros with a tonne of insight!


3. Richmond Hill: Glenn Ottaway's 75th birthday party [May 25] - Happy belated birthday Glenn!

2. Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Ben Kahan - Keep your eye on Ben.  He's got a big future ahead of him!  

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Alexandra Burgio - Apparently Alexandra's made quite the splash in the UK!  For the second consecutive month, we're getting a lot of UK traffic back to last year's interview.
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in April 2025

There were 43 posts at Canada's Magic this month!  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days (actually the top 4 posts are all related to a certain reality tv show, so we're going to lump them in as one, giving you the top 8 posts for April):   

5. ICYMI: Connie Boyd and Steve Valentine - 2025 Milbourne Christopher Foundation Award recipients! - Congratulations Connie and Steve!

4. Robin Sheikh on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S11 E12 - Congratulations Robin, on your fantastic showing on Fool Us!


3. [Guest post] Magic Made In Canada - Thank you Ryan for this excellent list of Canadian made magic!

2. Random thoughts about "Champions of Magic -- Chasing the Unbelievable" 2025 - Western Canada, don't miss your chance to catch Champions of Magic -- Chasing the Unbelievable in May!  Tickets:  ChampionsOfMagicTour.com 

• May 7-9:  Victoria BC, Royal Theatre
  
• May 11-12:  Calgary AB, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
• May 20-22:  Vancouver BC, Queen Elizabeth Theatre

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  ICYMI: Ben Kahan's Canada's Got Talent audition - Super audition Ben!

     Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know The Secret - Interviewing a computer program was definitely a first for us! 

    Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Ben Kahan - Thanks for the interview Ben! 

    Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Alexandra Burgio - Apparently Alexandra's made quite the splash in the UK!  We're getting a lot of UK traffic back to last year's interview.
      

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in March 2025

There were 33 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Toronto: Jeff Hinchliffe's Stepping into the Impossible [Apr 10 & May 22] - Get your tickets now to see Jeff at the Red Sandcastle Theatre!

4. Clark Payne on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S11 E08 - Congratulations Clark, on your fantastic showing on Fool Us!


3. Waterloo: Magic & Shenanigans -- a guided tour festival [May 23 - 25] - This festival is sure to be a tremendous success!  Get your tickets now!

2. Blake Aleong on CBC Radio - Looking forward to watching Blake's appearance on Canada's Got Talent!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know the Montreal Trio - Thank you to Yannick Lacroix, Marc Trudel, and Michel Huot for answering our interview questions ahead of the airing of their Canada's Got Talent audition!

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in February 2025

There were 36 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Toronto: Doug Hunt "High Hopes: The Ups and Downs of Breaking a Guinness World Record" [Feb 24] - Did you go to the talk?  What did you think?

4. Calgary: The magic of London and a request [Mar 1] - Catch London's show tomorrow!


3. Henry Box Brown in depth at the CBC (including Toronto laneway named in remembrance) - A fantastic look into an extraordinary person.

2. Tricky Sticky: Do you see what I see? - With thanks to our subject matter for being such a great sport!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Victoria: Jason Verners at the Lost in the Shuffle screening [Feb 18] - Glad to see the film is getting so much screen time!  (And a performance from Jason was surely a nice touch!)

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in January 2025

There were 48 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Toronto: Sleightly Insane with Mikey Valladares [Jan 19] - Welcome to your new home Mikey!

4. Victoria: Sawyer Bullock at the VMC Annual Dinner and Show [Jan 25] - A great tradition!


3. Peterborough: Lukas Stark Mindreader? [Jan 18] - Congratulations on making your dream come true!

2. Winnipeg: Speakeasy Magic 2 [Jan 25] - Another sold out show! 

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  FREE Zoom chat with Lance Burton hosted by Ring 17 [Jan 9] - A fantastic event!

 

 

 

 

ICYMI: 6000 posts!

Yesterday we published our 6000th post at the Canada's Magic blog!

Whether you've read all 6000 posts over the past 14+ years, or you are stopping by for the first time, thank you for visiting!

Top 5 (er, 3) posts in December 2024

There were 48 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  The 2024 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase (ICMS) swept the top 10 board!  Consolidating the ICMS posts into one entry, the top 3 posts in the previous 30 days were:

3. [Guest post] Remembering The Amazing Kreskin - Thank you The Magic Demon for your sharing your memories with us.

2. Mayhew Productions presents: Two Die - Congratulations Chris, Ahmed, et al on a fantastic entry for the 48 hour film contest!

 

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1.  2024 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase - review this year's submissions:

• Alex Boyer
• Chanelle Munroe
• Julie Eng
  
• Ken McCreedy
  
• Lon Mandrake
  
• Marc Trudel
  
• Matt Johnson
  
• Ryan Michael
• Scott McClelland
  
• Sean Watson
  
• Steve Valentine
• Tabraze Sheikh
  

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in November 2024

There were 24 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Pentiction: Jingle and Mingle with Leif David [Dec 6] - Still time to grab tickets!

4. Montreal: Master X of Magic [Dec 26 - 31] - Lots of magic in Montreal!


3. [Guest post] Random thoughts about "Magic Show" with Ken McCreedy - Well done John Smithman and Ken McCreedy!

2. A peek behind the curtain with Liberty Larsen - Liberty is the 2nd, fourth generation magician we've interviewed! 

Technically, here are  4th and 5th most viewed posts, but we're bundling them by subject matter:

• You can see Liberty in ON, QC, NB, NS, BC, & AB: Champions of Magic "Chasing the Unbelievable" [2024 - 2025].
• Read our thoughts on last year's Toronto show: Random thoughts about "Champions of Magic" 2023.
  
  

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Broken wand: Mark Wicken - Our sincere condolences to Mark's family and friends.

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in October 2024

There were 21 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Niagara Falls: Ryan Joyce [Oct 11 - 13] & The Niagara: Miracles, Myths & Magic [Oct 14] - Did you go?  We'd love to hear from you!

4. Broken wand: Richard "Ted" Harding - Our sincere condolences to Ted's wife Linda, his family, and his friends at this difficult time.


3. Toronto: Carisa Hendrix in Crow's Cabaret [Oct 30 - Nov 2] - Still time to pay a visit to Lucy Darling!

2. Julie Eng awarded the The Magic Circle’s 2024 John Nevil Maskelyne Award - Congratulations Julie!  Well deserved!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Browser's Bash 2024 photo recap - Thanks for sharing your fantastic photos with us Chris!

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in September 2024

There were 21 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Netflix Acquires Latest Film From Ben Proudfoot - Congratulations Ben!

4. Browser's Den of Magic new location is open! - Same sweater vest, new location.  Drop by the Browser's Den of Magic and say hi to the Jeffs!


3. Guinness 2025: Congratulations to Doug Hunt and Michael Francis - Fantastic to see your accomplishments in print!

2. Campers Deck live on Kickstarter! - The intersection of camping and magic, what's not to love?

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Browser's Bash: Getting to know Jeff Hinchliffe - Congratulations to Jeff on his recent shows at the Red Sandcastle theatre!

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in August 2024

There were 24 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Eric Leclerc at Kidvention 2025 - Looks like it's going to be a great convention!

4. David Peck interviews Shawn Farquhar on Toronto Threads - Two greats in the magic community!


3. Shawinigan and Montreal: Alex in Wonderland [Oct 10 - 12 & Oct 31 - Nov 2] - Go see Alex Boyer in action!

2. Toronto: Magic at the Red Sandcastle Theatre [Aug 18, Sep] - Magic month at the Red Sandcastle Theatre!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Thank you to our personal sponsors for August 2024! - Truly and eternally grateful to our sponsors and personal sponsors!

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in July 2024

There were 24 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Shawn Farquhar on the cover of Genii - Congratulations Shawn!  Well deserved!

4. Waterloo: Balloon Twister Train [Jul 11] - Sounds like a fun day!

3. Random thoughts about Graemazing Level 7 Wizard at the Hamilton Fringe - Congratulations on your great run at the Hamilton Fringe Graeme!

2. Random thoughts about Piff the Magic Dragon in Niagara Falls -
    Catch Piff at The Laugh Shop Aug 8 & 9, or in Richmond and Coquitlam (tickets at Ticketmaster) as part of the “IT COST $60,000 TO CLONE MY DOG AND NOW I NEED TO MAKE THE MONEY BACK” …NORTH AMERICAN TOUR!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  #BrowsersBash 2024 social media - A fantastic time was had by all!  Hope to get the synopsis of the day on the blog soon!

 

 

 

 

Top 5 posts in June 2024

There were 16 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days:   

5. Browser's Bash: Getting to know Ben Train - What questions will you ask Ben when you see him at the Bash?

4. Broken wand: David Johnson - Our sincere condolences to David's family and friends.

3. CAM Members: Save on performer's liability insurance - Great deal for members of CAM!

2. Browser's Bash: Getting to know Jeff Hinchliffe - Looking forward to this year's Bash!

 

 

 

and the most viewed posts this month  ...

1.  Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Mark Lewis - Mark got a nice mention in the June Genii!